FEMA announced today that it is seeking applicants for the Youth
Preparedness Council, which brings together teens from across the country who
are interested and engaged in community preparedness. Council members are
selected based on their dedication to public service, their efforts in making a
difference in their communities, and their potential to expand their impact as
national leaders for preparedness. Students in 8th through 11th grade are
eligible to apply.
The Youth Preparedness
Council, formed in 2012, offers an opportunity for youth leaders to serve on a
distinguished national council and participate in the Youth Preparedness
Council Summit in Washington, D.C. During their two-year term, the leaders will
complete both a local and national-level project and share their ideas
regarding youth disaster preparedness with FEMA leadership and national
organizations.
Youth interested in applying
to the Council must submit a completed application form, provide two letters of
recommendation, and academic records. All applications and supporting materials
must be received no later than March 18, 2018, 11:59 p.m. PT in
order to be eligible. New council members will be announced in May 2018.
To access the application materials, read about the current Council
members, and for more general information about the Youth Preparedness Council
visit www.ready.gov/youth-preparedness-council.
FEMA updated the 48 Core Capability Development
Sheets, first released in June 2017. The updated sheets provide state, local, tribal, and territorial
jurisdictions with suggestions for how to improve their core capabilities and
close capability gaps identified through the Threat and Hazard Identification
and Risk Assessment (THIRA), the State Preparedness Report (SPR), or other
capability assessments.
You can view,
download, and bookmark the new version of the sheets at https://www.fema.gov/core-capability-development-sheets.
The improvements for February 2018 include:
- Navigation pages to improve user search and
experience;
- New resource types released by the FEMA National
Integration Center;
- Updated tools for Natural and Cultural Resources
Core Capability; and
- Version date stamps and other minor fixes.
Spread the word on your favorite
social media platforms using #corecapability, and please send questions and
feedback to FEMA-TArequest@fema.dhs.gov.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center for
Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships and FEMA invite you to a webinar on
Tuesday, February 13, 2018, to learn more about potential financial assistance
options for private non-profits and houses of worship after a disaster.
This webinar provides faith-based and non-profit
leaders – as well as state, local, tribal, and territorial emergency managers –
with an overview of FEMA’s Public Assistance Program and Policy Guidance
changes; the U.S. Small Business Administration's disaster assistance options for
non-profits and houses of worship; and recommendations to ensure applicant
organizations retain current insurance policies on their properties.
Additionally, this webinar will offer practical preparedness steps you can take
now to mitigate future loss or damage.
Help After a Disaster for Private Non-Profits
and Houses of Worship: Potential Sources of Financial Assistance
Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Time: 2:00 – 3:30p.m. (ET)
How to Join the Webinar
- Please
register for the event using the Adobe Connect
registration
web link.
- Be
sure to test your Adobe
Connect connection
prior to the meeting.
- This
webinar will offer live captioning.
FEMA’s Emergency
Management Institute (EMI) Virtual Tabletop Exercise (VTTX) program will offer
a Mall Active Shooter scenario on March 20 and 21. The VTTX occurs 12 p.m. – 4
p.m. ET. To participate, send an email to Doug Kahn at
douglas.kahn@fema.dhs.gov or call 301-447-7645. Also, send a courtesy copy
email to fema-emi-iemb@fema.dhs.gov or call 301-447-1381. The application
deadline is February 9. Additional information is available at https://training.fema.gov/programs/emivttx.aspx.
Content for each session is the same for all days and participants should
only attend one session.
The
VTTX is designed to examine the ability of federal, state, local, tribal, and
territorial jurisdictions to an active shooter threat at a shopping mall. The
focus during the VTTXs is an integrated response planning among law
enforcement, medical services, emergency management, and other whole community
stakeholders. The VTTX involves key personnel discussing simulated scenarios in
an informal setting, and can be used to assess plans, policies, training, and procedures
during a cyber security challenge.
Each
month, EMI conducts a VTTX series using a Video Teleconference (VTC) platform
to reach community-based training audiences around the country by providing a
virtual forum for interactive disaster training. The VTTX is designed for
a group of ten or more representatives from state, local, tribal, and
territorial emergency management communities of practice. It provides a unique
opportunity for responders across the Nation to simultaneously participate in a
hazard-specific, facilitated discussion. Participants will need to connect via
a site equipped with the appropriate VTC capability (not Adobe Connect or Face
Time-based), but alternate ways to participate are also available upon request.
Tribal Mitigation Plan Review Webinar
FEMA
is releasing the Tribal Mitigation Plan Review Guide, (Guide) which will
update and supersede the existing tribal multi-hazard mitigation planning
guidance issued in 2010. The updated policy document will guide how agency
officials (mitigation planners) interpret regulatory requirements in their
review and approval of tribal mitigation plans. The
Guide will become effective on December 5, 2018. The webinar
presentation on the new guide includes the basic requirements for standard and
enhanced mitigation plans and the updated plan review tool. The Tribal Hazard Mitigation Plan Review
Guide is available online.
Webinar information
Date: February 12, 2018
Time: 4 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time
Access instructions:
Audio conference line:
800-320-4330 PIN: 905506#
Adobe weblink: https://fema.connectsolutions.com/r51hovh1mun/
Test your Adobe Connect connection prior
to the meeting at https://fema.connectsolutions.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm.
FEMA and Interagency Partners Release Draft National Mitigation Investment Strategy for Public Comment
For
our nation to become more resilient, we must develop a more effective and
efficient way to invest in mitigation. The
U.S. Department of Homeland Security tasked the Mitigation
Framework Leadership Group (MitFLG) to develop a National
Mitigation Investment Strategy (Investment Strategy). As of January
11, the public is encouraged to review the draft Investment Strategy and
provide comment. The draft Investment Strategy makes a series of recommendations, organized by six
desired outcomes which, if met, could result in a nation better equipped for,
and less vulnerable to, natural hazards. The draft Investment Strategy
provides a national approach to investments in mitigation activities and risk
management across federal, state, local, and territorial and tribal government
and the private and non-profit sectors.
The draft Investment Strategy is now available on the National Mitigation Framework
website at www.fema.gov/national-mitigation-framework. Comments on the
draft Investment Strategy will be accepted until March 11, 2018 either through
email to fema-nmis@fema.dhs.gov or through the
IdeaScale site at https://fema.ideascale.com/a/ideas/recent/campaign-filter/byids/campaigns/60968.
To learn more about FEMA’s commitment to the
National Mitigation Investment Strategy and building a true culture of
preparedness across all communities, read Investing in
Mitigation to Build a More Resilient Nation at www.fema.gov/blog.
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